Pamela Carter | |
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| 38th Indiana Attorney General | |
| In office January 13, 1993 – January 16, 1997 | |
| Governor | Evan Bayh |
| Preceded by | Linley E. Pearson |
| Succeeded by | Jeff Modisett |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pamela Lynn Fanning August 20, 1949 South Haven, Michigan |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of Detroit, University of Michigan, Indiana University School of Law |
| Profession | Attorney |
Pamela Lynn Carter (née Fanning; born August 20, 1949)[1][2] is an American lawyer, politician, and business executive. She was the first black woman to serve as a state's attorney general.[3] She served as Indiana Attorney General from 1993 to 1997.
- ^ Contemporary Black Biography, Volume 67, p. 12.
- ^ Jennifer M. York, Who's Who Among African Americans. Gale, 2003.
- ^ Scott, Matthew S. (March 1993). Graves, Earl G. (ed.). "Lawyer 1st Attorney General". Black Enterprise. 28 (3). New York, New York: Earl G. Graves Publishing Co., Inc.: 20. Archived from the original on December 11, 2018. Retrieved December 10, 2018 – via Google Books.
Beating the odds in a traditionally republican state, Pamela Carter became the nation's first elected black female attorney general by winning a brutal election campaign by a 52% to 48% margin last November